Philipsburg, St. Maarten Port Reviews

I missed the snorkeling excursion at St. Marteen because of a minor injury but my wife and son enjoyed it. Later we found a parasail operation from the nearby beach for our son.

A nice clean beach nearby, no need to take any excursions for a beach break.

Another port where it is easy to get around. Right at the pier they have duty free shops, restaurants and areas to take pictures. But if you want to get to adventure to a beach the water taxi is only $7 USD roundtrip per person.

Inexpensive stop. The beach was ok.. not good for snorkeling, but the boardwalk was nice. Biggest downfall is all the solicitation. It is overwhelming

St. Maarten started off a bit strangely, but ended up having my favorite activity of the whole cruise. Me, my dad and his friend rented ATVs from a vendor near the port, and had an awesome couple hours riding around the island. We even rode to the famous beach where the planes come in right over your heads! My favorite part was when we were riding through the mountains near the port and I saw another cruise ship coming in! It felt like I was in a movie. If you ever come to St. Maarten I definitely recommend this tour. I kept the receipt as a keepsake.

St. Maarten is St. Maarten. This was are second time there on Royal. We enjoyed the Ultimate Island Tour: Explorer Cruise and Island Tour.

went to see the plane landing just over your heads. Right near the airport

Not much to do when it rains

They cancel all excursions

The buildings were rundown. The island did not have much to offer. We almost missed the cruise due back up heavy traffic(heavy rain flood cause this).